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FORTHCOMING TERMLY BRIEFINGS FOR ALL CLERKS (free of charge):-

Future Clerks’ Information Updates will be held as follows:

16th January 2024

Please note that further information regarding the ECA Clerks Conference held on Thursday 11th MAY 2023 can be found on the Events and Conference page.

All events can be booked at bookings@essexclerks.org

 

INFORMATION FROM PAST TERMLY BRIEFINGS

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2023 AutumnTerm Briefings for Clerks

Working together to improve school attendance

Working together – Summary table of responsibilities for school attendance

Using pupil premium_ guidance for school leaders

Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM)_ conditions of grant 2023 to 2024 – GOV.UK

Types of school inspections

Suspension_and_permanent_exclusion_guidance_May_2023

Standards for school food in England – GOV.UK

School Sport and Activity Action Plan

School resource management advisers_ information for local authorities and maintained schools – GOV.UK

School resource management advisers_ information for academy trusts – GOV.UK

School inspections_ a guide for parents – GOV.UK

School inspection handbook for September 2023 – GOV.UK

School Funding Landscape 2024-25

School food in England – GOV.UK

Pupil premium_ overview – GOV.UK

pupil premium funding – is it reaching those in need_

PE and sport premium for primary schools – GOV.UK

Pay-Policy-SchoolsAcademies-Sept-2023

National Tutoring Programme_ guidance for schools, academic year 2023_24 – GOV.UK

National funding formula for schools and high needs 2024 to 2025

Natioanl Funding Formula 2023 2024

Monitoring progress and impact of the strategy

Minimum_School_Week_Non-Statutory_Guidance

Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges – Cyber security standards for schools and colleges – Guidance – GOV.UK

Letter to governors and trustees_ Qualification results 2023 – GOV.UK

Letter from ESFA to trusts

Inspecting schools_ guide for maintained and academy schools – GOV.UK

Information Update

Implementing_your_school_s_approach_to_pay

Government funding boost kickstarts delivery of historic new free childcare offers – GOV.UK

Filtering+and+Monitoring+Standards+Andrew+Hall+June+2023

Explanation_of_privacy_notices_2023_v1-5

Everything you need to know about the new guidance on RAAC in education settings – The Education Hub

Essex Scheme for Financing Schools 2023-24

DBS requirements for Governors and Trustees

Cost of school uniforms – GOV.UK

Commissioning High-Quality Trusts

Clerks Update Autumn Term 2023

Changes made to school inspections – GOV.UK

Cendex CST Executive Salary Survey 2023

Building strong trusts 2023-04-25

Being Strategic – A guide for multi academy trust boards and CEOs

Being Strategic – A guide for governing boards and headteachers in single schools

Annex A – Trust Quality Descriptions

Academy-benchmarking-report-22 – Buzzacott

Academy Trust Handbook 2023_0

Academy Trust Handbook – Schedule_of_Musts_2023

Academy Glossary – Confederation of School Trusts

Academies_Planning_Calendar_2023_to_2024_1.0

A guide for parents on school behaviour and exclusion – GOV.UK

15. School food in England – GOV.UK

13. Keeping Children Safe in Education Sept 2023

10_Year_Plan_2023-2032

5. Standing Orders Autumn 2023

5. LGB Terms of Reference Aug 2023

5. Code of Conduct Register

5. Data Consent Form Sept 2023

5. Code of Conduct AMENDED Sept 2023 maintained av

5. Code of Conduct AMENDED Sept 2023

4. Declaration-of-Interest-Form-Sept 2023

4. Register for Declaration of Interests

5. Code of Conduct AMENDED Sept 2023 AV

1. DRAFT Autumn Term 2023 agenda ECA version

1. Chair election nomination form Sept 2023

2023 Summer Term Briefings for Clerks

Working_lives_of_teachers_and_leaders_-_wave_1_-_core_report

What maintained schools must publish online – GOV.UK

What academies, free schools and colleges must or should publish online – GOV.UK

Virtual AGMs guide for academy trusts _ Browne Jacobson

Using pupil premium_ guidance for school leaders

Updates – Data protection in schools – Guidance – GOV.UK

Understanding academy trusts – 08.03.23

Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) – GOV.UK

Teaching online safety in schools – GOV.UK

Summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts – GOV.UK

Statutory Assessment briefing paper for Governors February 2023

Senior mental health lead training – GOV.UK

SEND_and_alternative_provision_improvement_plan_print_ready

Schools and colleges to receive £2.5 billion to upgrade buildings and boost school places – GOV.UK

School food_ guidance for governors – GOV.UK

School capital funding – GOV.UK

Review of relationships, sex and health education to protect children to conclude by end of year – GOV.UK

Recovery premium_ overview – GOV.UK

Pupil premium_ overview – GOV.UK

Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges – Servers and storage standards for schools and colleges – Guidance – GOV.UK

MAT CEO content framework

MAT centralisation

Information Update

Handling strike action in schools

GovernorHub-Research Paper on Governance Professionals [March 2023]

GovernorHub Insights_ Women’s work_

Governor Monitoring of Safeguarding – Autumn 2022 – final

Get school-to-school support from system leaders – GOV.UK

Free_school_meals

Equality Diversity and Inclusion in School Trusts Creating sustainable change February 2023

ECA Summer Term Presentation with notes

ECA Draft Summer Term agenda

Defibrillator deliveries begin for all schools that need one – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – What data protection means for schools – Guidance – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – Sharing personal data – Guidance – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – Role of data protection officers – Guidance – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – Responsibilities – Guidance – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – Managing breaches of data – Guidance – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – Guidance – GOV.UK

Data protection in schools – Data retention – Guidance – GOV.UK

Cracks-in-our-Foundations Centre fo Social Justice

Child on Child Abuse – Harmful Sexual Behaviour – guidance for schools and education settings – Spring 2023

Attendance – Summary_of_responsibilities_where_a_mental_health_issue_is_affecting_attendance

Apply for Trust Establishment and Growth (TEG) funding – GOV.UK

Appendix F – Child on Child HSB Model Policy – Secondary

Appendix E – Child on Child HSB Model Policy – Primary

AI in schools

2023 Spring Term Briefings for Clerks

2022 Autumn Term Briefings for Clerks

Model – Pay-Policy-SchoolsAcademies-Sept-2022

Model – KCSIE REGISTER 2022

Model – CODE OF CONDUCT REGISTER 2022

GOV Uk – Ofsted Summary of changes Summer 2022

GOV uk – Inspecting schools_ guide for maintained and academy schools –

GOV.UK Gov UK – Early years inspection handbook for Ofsted-registered provision for September 2022 –

GOV.UK GOV UK – Cost of school uniforms Essex – Safeguarding Information for Visitors to School – August 2022

DfE Schools Causing Concern Guidance Update Sept 22

DfE Searching, Screening and Confiscation

DfE Understanding your data_ a guide for school governors and academy trustees – GOV.UK

DfE What academies, free schools and colleges must or should publish online – GOV.UK

DfE Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance

ECA Briefing PP Sept 2022

ECA Draft agenda Sept 2022

ESFA – Academies_Planning_Calendar_2022_to_2023_

DfE School Resource Management – Building a stronger system strategy

DfE Recovery premium funding – GOV.UK

DfE Information note for academy trusts about academy transfer – GOV.UK

DfE Implementing school system reform in 2022-23

DfE Get school-to-school support from system leaders – GOV.UK

DfE Find volunteers to become school governors and trustees – GOV.UK

DfE Education recovery_ guidance for governors and trustees – GOV.UK

DfE Cost of school uniforms – GOV.UK

13. GOV UK – Working together to safeguard children

15. Safeguarding Company – Senior Mental Health Lead_ What You Need to Know

17. HSE inspectors to assess the management of asbestos in schools

18. DfE Implementing school system reform

Academy_trust_handbook_2022

DfE – Implementing_your_school_s_approach_to_pay

DfE Behaviour_in_Schools_guidance_July_2022

DfE Careers guidance and access for education and training providers

13. Essex – Safeguarding Information for Visitors to School – August 2022

13. DfE – Behaviour_in_Schools_guidance_July_2022

12. Essex – Child Protection policy for schools and settings – September 2022

10. GOV UK – Education recovery_ guidance for governors and trustees 1

0. DFE – Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance

10. DfE – National Tutoring Programme – Guidance for Schools

8. GOV UK – Recovery premium funding

8. DfE – School Resource Management – Building a stronger system strategy

5. Electronic Parent Governor Election Guidance

5. KCSIE_2022

5. Model – Data Consent Form Sept 2022

5. Model – Code of Conduct Register

5. Model – Standing Orders Autumn 2022 AV

5. Model – KCSiE Register

2022 Summer Term Briefings for Clerks

2022 Spring Term Briefings for Clerks

Information Update January 2022

DRAFT Spring Term 2022 agenda

ECA Clerks Briefing Spring Term 2022

DfE Schools view on the perceived benefits and obstacles to joining a MAT

EYFS in Schools Aug 2021

EEF_Implementation_Guidance_Report_2019

EEF Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants

EEF_Guide_for_School_Governors_and_Trustees_2019_-_print_version

DfE guidance on flexible working

DfE guidance on school uniform

Institute of Fiscal Studies Report on Education Spending in England Nov 2021

PE & Sports Premium

School-Led_Tutoring_Guidance

Role of Governing Body in School Food July 2021

NGA documents referred in briefing as follows (please go to NGA website –  www.nga.org.uk – to access these)

NGA Priorities, resources and People:  School and trust governance in 2021 – outcome of NGA

Governance Survey

NGA Engaging Parent & Carers: a guide for governing boards

NGA Environmental Sustainability – a whole school approach: a guide for boards (updated November

2021)

NGA Governance Volunteers & Board Practice in 2021 – outcome of NGA Governance Survey

NGA Careers Link Governor/Trustee Role Description

NGA Providing an effective careers programme: The role of governing boards in the secondary phase

(October 2021)

NGA A guide to electing Trustees and Governors: a Guide for Governance Professionals (December

2021)

NGA Online voting options: A Guide for Governance Professionals (December 2021)

NGA Ofsted inspections: a guide for governing boards (November 2021)

NGA Developing an affordable school uniform policy: Information for governing board (December

2021)

NGA Covid-19 – Keeping schools safe: monitoring priorities for governing boards

2021 Autumn Term Briefings for Clerks

2021 Summer Term Briefings for Clerks

2021 Spring Term Briefings for Clerks

2020 Autumn Term Briefings for Clerks

2020 Summer Term Update for Clerks

2020 Spring Term Briefings for Clerks

 

 

 

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